Nick Diaz vs. Muhsin Corbbrey booked for June 14 EliteXC

EliteXC lightweight Nick Diaz (15-7) will next fight June 14 at the organization’s event in Hawaii, and he’ll take on Muhsin Corbbrey (7-2), a veteran of EliteXC’s “ShoXC” event series.

ProElite.com announced the bout late Wednesday.

The Diaz vs. Corbbrey fight was originally slated for an April event in Hawaii, but EliteXC officials decided to postpone the event until June.

With the plugged pulled on the April event, Diaz was then scheduled to face Jae Suk Kim at a Strikeforce/EliteXC event that took place March 29 in San Jose, Calif. However, the California State Athletic Commission refused to let Diaz fight, saying the he didn’t submit his medical documents in time.

However, EliteXC Live Events President Gary Shaw used a pre-event press conference to condemn the commission, saying the CSAC refused to let Diaz fight because he admitted to having a medical marijuana card that allowed him to use the drug for attention-deficit disorder.

Diaz will return from a seven-month layoff to compete at the June 14 event. Diaz and K.J. Noons fought for the organization’s vacant lightweight title in November, but the bout was stopped after the first round because of multiple cuts on Diaz’s face. He had surgery to repair significant scar tissue soon after that TKO loss.

Diaz is now 4-1 (with one no-contest) in his past six fights.

He’ll now take on Corbbrey, who owns ShoXC victories over Lee Gibson and Bobby McMaster.

The well-rounded fighter is also a pro boxer and Muay Thai fighter. He’ll go for his fourth straight victory when he meets Diaz.

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